Chapter 142 Want to go to Mount Wutai
After washing his hands, Kang Gougou always wanted to secretly put away the soap inside the exquisite soap box, but there were too many people around him and he couldn't help it, so he had to let it go.
After a while, the servant picked up a large wooden barrel, half a bucket of ice cubes and a few bottles of fruit wine. This wine is different from the bottles used in the past. It is actually made of glass. The bottle is transparent, and the red wine color inside looks like a fairy paste in the sky.
Yin Yue sighed in his heart. He had been here in Kaifeng City before. Although it was so beautiful at that time, it was far from the present. Several envoys of the Party had also turned around in the Sansi Shop. The dazzling array of goods inside was really shocked and they thought they had encountered the legendary God and Immortal City. They turned upstairs and turned back upstairs, feeling that every item was in line with their wishes and wanted to take them back.
Foreign envoys came to Kaifeng and went to the court for political affairs such as hiring and worshipping, and always brought goods to trade. Generally, against enemy countries, such as Khitan, although they were with Song Heping, both sides always regarded each other as a great enemy. When the envoys came, they would have a dedicated person to accompany them, saying that they were preferential treatment, but in fact they were surveillance. When the Khitan envoys came, they could not trade casually, and could only go to several designated places such as goods such as the decree. The Dangxiang was a foreign country at this time, but there were no restrictions. The envoys would sell the goods they wanted to sell to whoever they wanted, and buy whatever they wanted.
However, Yin Yue and others brought the goods, and most of them had fixed numbers before leaving. They had no money at their own discretion. No matter how much they liked the things in the Sansi Shop, they could only look at them, and they had no money to buy them.
The longer I stayed in Kaifeng, the more good things I saw, and several people just regretted that they didn't bring more money.
Originally, when he arrived at this small shop, Yin Yue and others thought that Wang Zhongyong had a low position and did not have much money to entertain them. Who knew that after sitting for a while, he found that this small wine shop not only had the furnishings, but even the wine and food sold were something that Dangxiang could not imagine. The people in Kaifeng City were afraid that a large number of people lived their lives in their daily lives that Dangxiang and the surrounding small countries, and the leaders could not even dream of.
The servant took out the bottle of wine from the ice bucket, brought the wine to several people, asked Wang Zhongyong without any other instructions, and then sued him and went out to do his own work.
Wang Zhongyong dragged a wooden stand next to the table and pointed at Yin Yue and said, "Let's see what kind of dishes should I use?"
Kang Gou Gou stretched out his head first, and saw several horizontal partitions on the wooden rack. Each horizontal partition was hung with small wooden signs with words on it. Needless to ask, this wooden sign is the menu. Kang Gou Gou wanted to order a few good dishes that he had heard of famous in Dangxiang, but he recognized the words on the wooden sign, but he did not recognize the words.
Yin Yue watched coldly, and saw Kang Gougou stretching his head to look left and right, but he didn't say anything. Yin Yue wanted to see him being ugly, but he didn't say it out loud, and he didn't go forward.
Kang Gou's face turned red, his eyes turned, and suddenly stretched out his hand, quickly shrank back, and said, "Oh, my hands are not long enough! I heard that the ducks in Kaifeng City were roasted very fragrant, and I wonder if there is any here. If there is one in the store, Tixia helps me turn over the brand!"
Wang Zhongyong could not argue with such a fool, so he raised his hand and took a sign on the rack and said, "You are right. Only roast duck is available in this store, and the roasted duck in other stores has no taste."
When roasting ducks, they must be fat. If they are so thin that they are covered with bones, how can they be eaten after roasting? Xu Ping also chose a variety of ducks, and finally decided on the next one. He used the method of filling and feeding in his previous life to fatten it and then used it to roast it. Now this is his unique skill at home, and others can't learn it. If you want to eat, you have to come to his store.
Kang Gou Gou had heard the envoys and merchants in Kaifeng City say that there is a kind of roast duck here, which is full of oil when you bite it, which is extremely plump and delicious, which is absolutely impossible to eat in Dangxiang. Today, he actually ate it in his mouth, satisfied, and took back his head, and waited for the food in his seat.
Seeing that this man was using a trick to relieve the embarrassment, Yin Yue shook his head and then raised his hand to pick up a few lighter stir-fried tea dishes. Although several restaurants in the capital learned the hot stir-frying here, only the ones here are authentic. One is the pot used for stir-frying, and Xu Ping did not takeout, and they only learned the shape but not the spirit. Another is to separate the pot and the stove, but few restaurants are willing to pay such a large amount of capital. In the end, they are naturally cooking techniques. Although Xu Ping's cooking skills are average, he has the knowledge of his previous life, so it is still okay to play tricks.
Yin Yue is a scholar and emphasizes style. He has been tired of eating big fish and meat in Dangxiang. When he arrived in Kaifeng, he wanted to eat something light and refreshing, which made him feel like a wealthy family. Like Kang Dog, he wished he could stuff his mouth with big pieces of fat, making people look cold.
Wang Zhongyong said to Cao Guangzhi again: "Master, do you want to quit meat? There are vegetarian food here."
Cao Guangzhi recited the Buddha's name and said, "The Dharma in our place is different from the Central Plains, so there is no need to worry about raising the emperor."
After saying that, I took a few dishes with the name that suited my wishes.
Except for the Han people, the Cao surname of Dangxiang, all the people from Tubo were from the Tubo and were proficient in Buddhism. This surname was very powerful in Dangxiang's Buddhism, and the Fanhu family valued religion, so they had a high status in Dangxiang.
After ordering the dishes, the servant had already brought several large plates of cold dishes such as fruits, melons, and placed them on the table, and took all kinds of dishes.
He bowed to Wang Zhongyong, and the servant said, "Tihe, drink and wait, and the dishes he ordered will come up soon. The wine in this bucket tastes light and is only used to relieve heat and quench thirst. If you still want to use some strong wine, please order them together."
After hearing this, Kang Gougou couldn't help but stretch out his tongue: "My mother, this wine looks like fairy juice, why is it just used to rinse your mouth? What does that really good wine for drinking look like?"
The servant said, "Returning, our master is from the Marquis Mansion of Yongning. The Marquis Mansion has first-class high-quality wine. Not to mention Kaifeng Mansion, who is the nearby state army? The recent store sells a bottle-like aroma, and the most excellent wine is the most powerful wine. The wine tastes strong and there is no harm from a hangover. Those who like to drink will come here to order it."
Kang Gougou turned around and looked at Wang Zhongyong sitting next to him. He wanted to order good wine to drink, but he was afraid that the little official who accompanied the envoy would not have much money and would not be beautiful to pay the bill by himself. He couldn't help but hesitate.
Seeing that several envoys of Dangxiang did not speak, Wang Zhongyong smiled and said to Jiu Wujin, who had not spoken, "This brother is called Jiu Wujin, I wonder if he really has such a drink?"
Kang Gougou laughed: "Tihe thought his name was fake? We Dangxiang people have always been straightforward and never fake their names! He called him Wujin, so he could drink Wujin! You don't know, if he took his head away, it would be a wine jar!"
The man who was so shy and didn't say anything, I don't know if it was a default.
Yin Yue just watched coldly, letting these men pretend to be crazy and stupid. This time they have special tasks, and the more they are despised, the more beneficial it is. Kang Gougou is arguing, which is in line with his wishes.
Wang Zhongyong smiled and said to the servant, "Then let's take three bottles of scented bottles first, and then call them if you don't have enough."
The servant Yingnuo turned around and left.
The scented wine of the Xu family sold is the highest-quality one. As soon as the flames approach, they burn quickly without leaving any residue. Xu Ping also remembered that there was such a wine in "Water Margin" I watched in his previous life and deliberately gave this name.
Drinking the poured fruit wine, Kang Dog smacked her lips and said, "This wine is a bit bland, but it is so sweet and has a good taste! It was taken from the ice again and it cools until it reaches its heart. It's such a good wine!"
After drinking, Yin Yue chatted for a few casual words and said to Wang Zhongyong: "Tixia, this time we come, in addition to handing over the national letter to the court, my king also ordered a major event, hoping that Tixia would be able to fulfill it."
Wang Zhongyong said: "The two countries have a good relationship, what can't be done? Just tell me!"
"Since the beginning of the year, the Queen Mother's health has been unhealthy and has not improved many famous doctors. My king thought of doing a ritual for the Queen Mother. To show his sincerity, I heard that Wutai Mountain on Hedong Road was the world's No. 1 Buddhist site, so I asked several masters to come with me to do a ritual. Please report to the court. It is best to have officials accompany you and issue post tickets along the way, so that we can be worry-free all the way."
After hearing this, Wang Zhongyong was silent for a while. If it was convenient to go to other places, it would be fine. Wutai Mountain is on Hedong Road, which is a border road, bordering Khitan and Dangxiang. It is said that it is a ritual, but what if it is a scheming geography for a detailed spy?
He didn't dare to make a decision for a moment, but after thinking about it, he said: "The road to Mount Wutai is far away. Why not go to Songshan when doing rituals? There is Shaolin Temple there, which is the ancestral courtyard of Zen Buddhism and a Buddhist place."
Cao Guangzhixuan yelled the Buddha's name: "Tijie, the Buddhism where we are different from the Central Plains. We worship Manjushri Bodhisattva, but it is really inconvenient to go to Mount Song. Mount Wutai is the temple of Manjushri Bodhisattva. Only when you go there can you reach the gods and Buddhas and pray for the Queen Mother."
Wang Zhongyong sometimes went to the temple to burn incense, but he couldn't tell the difference between this and that of Buddhism. Anyway, he went in when he saw the temple and worshiped when he saw the Buddha, and he didn't have the money for incense and candles.
However, the three routes along the border are of great importance and have never been allowed to go there. He cannot make this decision. However, Yin Yue suggested that he could not refuse a small gate and wait, so he had to say, "Praying for his mother is also filial piety. Since the envoy raised it, I will go back to report it. However, whether it is successful or not, I don't have the final say. Maybe the court has a better way, which is not good."
Yin Yue thanked: "As long as Tixia reports to the court, he will be a great kindness to us. I think the court will definitely consider my king's filial piety and will not refuse."
Chapter completed!